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KEENELAND, Lexington, KY
| 1 | Cloudy's Knight | Margin: head | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: A | $75,000 |
2000 | Chestnut Gelding | Lord Avie - Cloudy Spot, Solar City
Sire: Lord Avie, Bay, 1978. Raced 2 years. 16 starts, 8 wins, $705,977. Lifetime: 282 yearlings sold, median $14,000.
Broodmare Sire: Solar City, Bay, 1981.
| 2 | Winchester | Margin: neck | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: A | $25,000 |
2005 | Bay Horse | Theatrical (IRE) - Rum Charger (IRE), Spectrum (IRE)
Sire: Theatrical (IRE), Dark Bay or Brown, 1982. Raced 4 years. 22 starts, 10 wins, $2,940,036. Lifetime: 394 yearlings sold, median $70,000. In 2009: 2.42 AEI.
Broodmare Sire: Spectrum (IRE), Bay, 1992.
| 3 | Yate's Black Cat | Margin: ½ | BRIS: 103 | TrueNicks: C+ | $12,500 |
2003 | Dark Bay or Brown Horse | Black Minnaloushe - Dazzle, Slewacide
Sire: Black Minnaloushe, Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 11 starts, 4 wins, $490,945. Lifetime: 357 yearlings sold, median $21,226.
Broodmare Sire: Slewacide, Bay, 1980. In 2009: .97 AEI.
Sale History:
Keeneland 2004 September Yearling Sale, $20,000.
Others: Timeless Fashion, $6,250; Rezif, $3,750; Free Fighter, $358; Caberneigh, $357; Tiger Woodman, $357; Americain, $357; Always First (GB), $357; Gentleman Chester, $357; Rumor Has It, $357.
Scratched: Sunshine Kid; Guadalcanal; Medjool.
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloudy's Knight | Rosemary B. Homeister, Jr. | Jonathan E. Sheppard |
| 2 | Winchester | Ramon A. Dominguez | Christophe Clement |
| 3 | Yate's Black Cat | Miguel Mena | Dale L. Romans |
| 4 | Timeless Fashion | James Lopez | Thomas Drury, Jr. |
| 5 | Rezif | Olaf Hernandez | Caryn Vecchio |
| 6 | Free Fighter | James Graham | Chris M. Block |
| 7 | Caberneigh | Jesus Lopez Castanon | Thomas F. Proctor |
| 8 | Tiger Woodman | Jamie Theriot | George R. Arnold, II |
| 9 | Americain | Julien R. Leparoux | Todd A. Pletcher |
| 10 | Always First (GB) | Shaun Bridgmohan | Thomas H. Voss |
| 11 | Gentleman Chester | Robby Albarado | Ralph E. Nicks |
| 12 | Rumor Has It | Eduardo E. Perez | David H. Hinsley |
| Horse | Jockey | Win | Place | Show | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Cloudy's Knight | Rosemary B. Homeister, Jr. | $10.20 | $4.80 | $4.20 | ||||||
| 12 | Winchester | Ramon A. Dominguez | $3.20 | $2.80 | |||||||
| 8 | Yate's Black Cat | Miguel Mena | $8.80 | ||||||||
| EXOTIC PAYOFFS: | |||||||||||
| $2.00 Exacta (9-12) | $33.00 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Trifecta (9-12-8) | $361.60 | ||||||||||
| $2.00 Superfecta (9-12-8-1) | $5,051.80 | ||||||||||
Champion stayer Americain, set to stand his first American breeding season at Kentucky's Calumet Farm in 2013, will also mark his first Australian season at Swettenham Stud, it was announced Jan. 10.
Thursday, January 10, 2013
Australians Kevin and Colleen Bamford and American David Bernsen have purchased a substantial interest of recent Hollywood Derby (gr. IT) winner Unbridled Command and plan to race in Australia's Cox Plate in October.
Thursday, January 03, 2013
Lord Avie, the champion 2-year-old male of 1980, died Dec. 28 at Blue Ridge Farm near Upperville, Va. Thoroughbred racing's oldest living Eclipse Award winner at age 34, he passed away peacefully from natural causes.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Dynaformer's death in April left a unique void in the American stallion market.
Calumet Farm has listed stud fees for three new stallions scheduled to spend the 2013 breeding season at the historic Thoroughbred operation near Lexington.
Thursday, December 13, 2012
The 2010 Melbourne Cup (Aus-I) winner Americain will commence his stud career at Calumet Farm, it was announced Nov. 22.
Thursday, November 22, 2012Americain, winner of the 2010 Emirates Melbourne Cup (Aus-I) and recently retired from racing, will stand the Northern Hemisphere breeding season in Kentucky in 2013.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Green Moon upstaged the two most recent winners of the Emirates Melbourne Cup (Aus-I) when he captured this year's edition of "the race that stops a nation" Nov. 6 at Flemington Racecourse.
Tuesday, November 06, 2012A competitive field of 24 is set for the Emirates Melbourne Cup (Aus-I), including the event's two most recent winners, French stayers Americain and Dunaden, who will square off in Australia's greatest race Nov. 6.
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Owner Anthony Mithen talks about Winchester and the Melbourne Cup.
French stayer Dunaden stormed from near the back of the field and won the $2,583,125 Caulfield Cup (Aus-I) Oct. 20 to kept his perfect record in Australia in tact.
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Stephanie Nigge, travelling foreman for Trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre, talks about Americain.
Trainer John Sadler talks about Winchester, his entry in the Caulfield Cup.
Kindergarden Kid made his third start in little more than a month a winning one at Keeneland Oct. 18, kicking on the afterburners approaching the line to jet home in the $100,000 Sycamore Stakes (gr. IIIT).
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Roger Attfield, inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame this year, will try to add the Sycamore Stakes to his victory ledger when he sends out 10-year-old Musketier in the $100,000 race for 3-year-olds and older.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Millionaires Musketier and Rahystrada, with a combined 10 graded stakes victories between them, head a field of seven turf marathoners entered for the $100,000 Sycamore Stakes (gr. IIIT) Oct. 18 at Keeneland.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Stella Perdomo's Musketier, three-time winner of the Singspiel Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Woodbine Race Course, headlines a field of 11 turf marathoners in the $150,000 Stars and Stripes Stakes (gr. IIIT) July 14 at Arlington.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
An experienced field of older runners face off at Arlington in the grade III Hanshin Cup May 19 with a slew of recent winners set to go in a very competitive heat.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Assistant Trainer for Americain, Stephanie Nigge, discusses Americain's plans for 2012.
Bert and Diana Firestone have retired their four-time grade I winner Winchester from racing for stallion duty.
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
MAHUBAH'S CORNER
Ky-bred Americain is an Australian group I winner and French highweight. But, where will the Dynaformer sire line's great hope stand at stud?
While lightly raced this year, four-time grade I winner Winchester has by far the most decorated career heading into the Nov. 26 W.L. McKnight Handicap (gr. IIT) at Calder Casino & Race Course.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
The Emirates Airline Breeders' Cup Turf (gr. IT) lost one of its contenders Oct. 29 when Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Firestone's Winchester was taken out of consideration following a workout at Belmont Park.
Saturday, October 29, 2011The 2011 edition of the $6 million 3200m contest has attracted a full field of 24, six of them balloted after acceptances on Saturday evening. Last year's winner, Americain, is favored.
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Last year's longshot winner is the 3-1 early line favorite. Only five horses have won the Melbourne Cup more than once.
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